Coin-handling device



Nov. 23, 1943. F. J. 'BRADY 2,334,896

COIN-HANDLING DEVICE Filed 0G13. 5. 1942 INVENTOR ATTO EYS Vous resultsabove mentioned.

Y Patented Nov. 23, 1943 UNITED fsTATEs vmrslvr`V OFFICE. 1 Y j tvioontnaf;llrinnvronu l Y 'Y l Applicationfctober 5, lfliZQSerial No. 46

' v1 ciaim.' `(ci. 13341) This invention relates to a coin-handlingdevice which may be used advantageously. inconnection'with coinsA of anydenomination,l such for instance as pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters,fiftycent pieces,` or the type of coin utilized by traction companies,or similar coins which are handledV in quantities. i, f 1- l VOne oftheobjects of this invention is to provide a quick and lconvenient meansof counting-and packaging the coins. i

Another object of the invention is to arrangement so that Whenthe coinslareplaced in predetermined relationy the number of Vcoins present maybe readily observed; orthegvalue of the total number may beA observed.and that by banks andthe like.

to construct ,and may be used for theadvantage-j Y Another object or theinvention -an arrangement which may be made of a single piece of somenon-metallic material such for instance as wood, by simplemanipulations, and to provide a device which may be light in weight andyet one which will direct lthe Vposition of a plurality of coins suchthat they may be arranged in spread-out fashion on the board, that thenumber may be readily inspected, andthen the coins may be manuallymanipulated conveniently into a cylindrical shell for packaging thesame.

With these and other objects in View, the invention consists or certainnovel features of construction as will be more fully described and par-Y ticularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing: v

Fig. l is a top plan view of a der/"fee fashioned in accordance withthis invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmental perspective view showing a section of the deviceandl illustrating a portion provide an is 5 to provide t Frequently, in`transmitting change, Vthe same must be counted: by Vhand first-by theperson `turning 'in the change and secondly by the perthe coinsarrangedin this pre-determinediman-` Y ner Imay tell denitely, asVwell'as others who are 15 thereafter by (a single manipulation thecoins `may be packaged ina standard type orpackage orY roll foundconvenient in the handling oicoins interested 4in the countgin'ay` telldeiinitely, the numbereoi .coins assembled thereon, and Ihave,utilizedthisassembly for a convenient packaging Y of thecoins'fbyproviding'aholeat one end of ,the

channel which will receive a cylindrical shell and into whichthecoins'maygbe discharged from the channel by manual engagement ofthe coinmost distantfromlmthehole and moving it toward the holettoslide lthosecoinsahead of it intoA andV throughrthehola and intothe shell.

With referenceto the drawing, the devicelis designated generally lilhaving'a'bodyportion Il which is conveniently formed of some'nonimetallic material such for instanceas a wooden board, and I haveprovided a plurality of chanj nels or grooves l2 in the upper surface I3of` this body which extend from a location I 4 inwardly from the end ofvthe body generally in parallel relation to a position l5 inwardly fromthe opposite end of the body. Adjacent the same end of each of thesechannels there is provided a hole I6 which extends from the bottom ofthechannelV l2 through thebody or board as will be particularly apparentfrom the fragmental sectional view of Fig. 2. v

4o however, pennies, or one-cent coinsV for illustraof a mans handengaging oneiof. the coins for who manually handles a quantity oi smallcoins.

Coins-of any denomination or size may be used in accordance with thisinvention. I have chosen,

tive purposes only, and it will be understood that other size coinsrmaybe likewise used. The coins are designated generally l1 and may bepositioned in the channel I2, with one coin abutting the end i4 of thechannel, and each additional coin abutting the next previous one, untilthe channel is substantially lled with tandem-arranged coins. Toindicate the number 'of coins in the channel I have provided numbersspaced in accordance with a multiple of the diameterl of the coin sothat by viewing the number, the number of coins which are in the channelcovering the preceding number may be known. For instance in Fig. l inthe rst channel l2 there is indicated in dotted lines a tandem relationof coins. The

number 25 is exposed but all numbers ahead of of coins therein.Therefore twenty five coins lwill be indicated as being present in thechannel. In the next channel another'twenty five coins may bepositioned, and so on,-until the capacity of the board reaches onehundred coins as illustrated in the drawing. Assuming that it isdesirable tocountone hundred pennies, these pennies will'be distributedin the four different channels of the board, twenty ve in each channel,and then upon inspection of the board, it will be known that there areone hundred pennies pres` ,this will have been covered by thisarrangement ent. In dealing with newsboys there is avery conv venientmeans of receiving from the vboysa given number of pennies, the boybeingrequired to place these pennies on the boardffor thispurp'ose.v Atthe end of each channel a -bevel 2| is provided at substantially 45 forguiding the coins fr0m`the channel to the hole IGzattheend thereof.

It is 'desirable to assemble thekk coins, such as pennies,` inrolls suchas shown in. Fig. 3 .with va definite! number in each. package.VCylindrical paper shellslllfas seen in Fig..2r' may be'purchased-on theopen market and areofv sizes to nt. various coins; the.l pennyy shellwould. be uti- Vlized'in connectionwitha board ofthe size to receivepennies, and thisshell would bepositioned inthe opening Ias shown inFig. 2, and^then for discharging the pennies. from the board the.pen-nywhich: abuts `the end I4 of the channel would be-engagedand slidtoward the hole.v IEQthereby forcingall ofthe twentyl four penniesaheadof it to the opening I6, and these pennieswould drop by'.gravityvth'rough the hole being. tiltedby the 'bevel-andintoithe shelll20 one` ony topl ofVv the. otheruntil "the last'fof the twenty. Iiveypennies had *passed through Ythe hole. The shell wouldrthen bem'oved'tothe nextfhole to receive another twenty iive pennies and then the end ofthe shellZI would be closed by vfold-` ing to provide the package ofFig'. 3.

I t will of coursebe apparent that it will be necessary that the channelIZ'fhave opposite side walls I8 which are spaced apart a distance just alittle more than the diameter of the coin to be accommodated so that thecoins will be aligned with their centers in substantially a straightline, 5 As a convenient depth of the channel, the depth will be justslightly greater than the thickness of the coin to be accommodated, andthus as the coins are moved by sliding them, usually in a horizontalposition, the coins will remain inV Y the channel.` The hole I6 will beof a size sunicient to accommodate a shell such as 2l] into which thecoins are to be packaged, and thus the diameter of the hole will beslightly greater wallsv I8 thereof.

From the foregoing it Will be readily apparent that I have provided asimple coin-handling device which requires only a boring and groovingoperation for constructing it to handle coins in v2() the desiredmanner.

I claim:

A coin handling devicecomprising a body of substantial thickness havinga vertical hole there# in spaced from anv edge thereof and of a size andlength suiiicient :in diameter'to. frictionally: receive and retain atubeto package the coins to bev handled of a generally like diameterwith the axis of the hole extending in a direction to .pery mit coins togravitate therethrough, a channel in the upper surface of the bodyextendingv from Y the hole and substantially along the entire length ofthe body-and generally yat right langles to the laxis of the hole andprovided with side walls a distance apart to receive and engage theedges of the coins to align the coinsin the cham nel irl-edge to edgerelation to each other, a i

beveledsur'face extending from the surface form-Y ing the bottom of thechannel tothe hole whereby a coin in the channel distant fromjthe holemay 40 be engaged yand moved toward the hole to cause by such movementall coins between itfand the hole to be Ymoved one by one withoutrjamming to and through the hole. v v

FRANCIS J. BRADY..

than the width of the channel between the sider

